Indigenous-led speaking that raises awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women through story, reflection and strength.

A woman with black, wavy hair, wearing a bright green sweater, turquoise earrings, a pearl necklace, and a large green ring on her finger, posing with her hand near her chin against a green background.

Lisa deWit is a proud Wet’suwet’en First Nations woman whose speaking is grounded in lived experience, Indigenous ways of being and a deep connection to land, community and family. As a matriarch in training, she uses storytelling and a strength-based approach to raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and other Indigenous issues

As the Reclaiming Power and Place report reminds us, “Indigenous women and gender-diverse people fulfill their own “power and place.” L. deWit